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thousand

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thou·sand  (thouznd)
n.
The cardinal number equal to 10 × 100 or 103.

[Middle English, from Old English thsend; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

thousand adj. & pron.

thousand
Noun
pl -sands or -sand
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one hundred
2. a numeral, 1000 or 103, representing this number
3. a very large but unspecified number: thousands of bees swarmed out of the hive
4. something representing or consisting of 1000 units
Adjective
amounting to a thousand: a thousand members [Old English thūsend]
thousandth adjn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thousandthousand - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)
Adj.1.thousandthousand - denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
Translations
thousand [ˈθauzənd] nummil;
two thousand → dos mil;
thousands of → miles de

thousand [ˈθauzənd] nummille;
one thousand → mille;
two thousand → deux mille;
thousands of → des milliers de

thousand [ˈθauzənd] num(ein)tausend;
two thousand → zweitausend;
thousands of → Tausende von

thousand [ˈθauzənd] nummille;
one thousand → mille;
thousands of → migliaia di

thousand
n thousand [ˈθauzənd]
1 the number 1,000 one thousand; two thousand; several thousand. duisend العَدَد 1,000 хиляда tisíc tusind das Tausend χίλια mil tuhat هزار tuhat mille אֶלֶף हजार broj tisuću ezer seribu þúsund mille 1000 tūkstantis tūkstotis ribu duizend tusen(tall) tysiąc mil mie тысяча tisíc tisoč broj hiljadu tusen หนึ่งพัน bin тисяча ايک ہزار con số một nghìn
2 the figure 1,000. duisend 1,000 الرَّقَم 1000 tisíc tusind die Tausend χίλια (número) mil tuhat هزار tuhat mille 1000 हजार, 1,000 znamenka tisuću az ezres szám(jegy) seribu þúsund mille 1000 (숫자의) 1,000 tūkstantis tūkstotis seribu duizend tusen tysiąc mil o mie тысяча tisíc tisočica hiljadu tusen จำนวนหนึ่งพัน bin 一千 тисяча ايک ہزار کي تعداد một nghìn
3 a thousand pounds or dollars This cost us several thousand(s). duisend ألْف دولار أو جنيه хиляда tisíc tusind Tausende(pl.) χιλιάδα mil/miles (en plural) tuhat هزار دلار یا پوند tuhat mille אֶלֶף हजार पौंड या डॉलर tisuće ezer font v. dollár seribu dolar þúsund mille 1000ポンド[] 1,000달러[] tūkstantis tūkstotis ribu duizend tusen (pund/dollar) tysiąc milhar mie de dolari тысяча tisíc tisočak hiljadu tusen หนึ่งพัน bin dolar 千(英鎊、美元) тисяча фунтів чи доларів ايک ہزار کي رقم một ngàn bảng hoặc đô la 美元
adj
1,000 in number a few thousand people; I have a couple of thousand pounds. duisend ألْف хиляда tisíc tusind tausend χίλιοι mil tuhat هزار tuhat mille אֶלֶף हज़ार tisuća ezer seribu þúsund mille -千の 1,000의, 천의 tūkstantis tūkstoš ribu duizend tusen tysiąc milhares mie тысяча tisíc tisoč hiljadu tusen ซึ่งมีจำนวนพัน bin 千(的) такий, що нараховує тисячу تعداد ميں ايک ہزار một nghìn
thousand-
having a thousand (of something) a thousand-mile journey. duisend مُكَوَّن من ألف хиляда- tisící- tusind- tausend... χιλιο- (ως α΄ συνθ.) de mil... tuhande-, tuhat- ...هزار tuhat- à/de mille (...) אֶלֶף हजार tisuću ezer- seribu þúsund- a/di mille (...) 1000- 「1,000의」라는 뜻의 연결형 tūkstančio tūkstoš- beribu duizend{#169} tusen- tysiąc- de mil de o mie de (...) тысяче- tisíc- ki ima tisoč (...) hiljadu- tusen- จำนวนหนึ่งพันของ bin... 千... тисячо- ايک ہزار پر مشتمل thuộc một nghìn ...
n thousandth
1 one of a thousand equal parts. duisendste جُزْء من ألْف една хилядна tisícina tusindedel das Tausendstel ένα χιλιοστό milésima parte tuhandik یک هزارم tuhannesosa millième אַלפִּית हजारवां tisućina vminek az ezred része seperseribu þúsundasti millesimo 1000分の1 1,000분의 1 tūkstantoji dalis tūkstošdaļa satu per seribu duizendste tusendel jedna tysięczna milésima parte miime тысячная часть tisícina tisočina hiljaditi deo tusen[]del หนึ่งในพันส่วน binde biri; 1/1000 千分之一 тисячна частина ہزارواں حصہ một phần nghìn
2 (also adjective) the last of a thousand (people, things etc) or (the person, thing etc) in an equivalent position. duisendste الألْف хиляден tisící nummer éttusind der/die/das Tausendste;tausendst χιλιοστός milésimo tuhandes هزارم tuhannes millième הַאֶלֶף हजारवां tisućiti ezredik keseribu þúsundasti millesimo 1000番目 1,000번째(의) tūkstantasis tūkstošais keseribu duizendste tusende tysięczny milésimo (al) miilea тысячный tisíci tisoči hiljaditi tusende ที่หนึ่งพัน bininci; 1000.inci 第一千(個) тисячний ہزارواں thứ một nghìn 第一
thousands of
1 several thousand He's got thousands of pounds in the bank. duisende آلاف من хиляди několik tisíc tusinder tausende von χιλιάδες miles de mitmed tuhanded هزاران tuhansia milliers (de) אָלָפִים हजारों tisuće, nekoliko tisuća több ezer beberapa ribu þúsundir migliaia di 数千 수천의 tūkstančiai (vairāki) tūkstoši beribu-ribu duizenden tusenvis, tusener tysiące milhares mii (de) тысячи niekoľko tisíc tisoče hiljade tusentals, flera tusen หลายพัน binlerce 幾千 тисячі ہزارہا hàng nghìn
2 lots of I've read thousands of books. derduisende أعْداد كَبيرَة مِن много tisíce tusindvis tausende von χιλιάδες, πολλοί miles de, cientos de, montones de tuhanded بسیار؛ خیلی tuhansia milliers (de) הַרבֵּה अनेक mnogo, na tisuće rengeteg banyak þúsundir, aragrúi migliaia di 多数 다수의 tūkstančiai, daugybė tūkstošiem; milzums banyak massa massevis, tusenvis pełno, dużo montes de nenu­măraţi множество tisíce na tisoče gomila tusentals, massor จำนวนมาก pek çok 許許多多 безліч بہت زيادہ، بے شمار rất nhiều


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Writing out on note paper in his minute hand all that he owed, he added up the amount and found that his debts amounted to seventeen thousand and some odd hundreds, which he left out for the sake of clearness.
A filled straight belonging to French Louis gave him a pot of five thousand against two sets of threes held by Campbell and Kearns.
A weight of four thousand pounds is represented by a displacement of the air amounting to forty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-seven cubic feet; or, in other words, forty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-seven cubic feet of air weigh about four thousand pounds.
 
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